Beware - KitchenAid does not honor their warranty. If anything should go wrong with your mixer, KitchenAid will try to find any loophole they can to squirm out of replacing it. Their promise in their user manual of “hassle-free replacement” is false advertising.
On mine, the 3 slowest speeds quit working. I contacted KitchenAid, and they refused to honor my warranty on the grounds that I bought the mixer from an Amazon Marketplace vendor. The vendor also tried contacting KitchenAid on my behalf, and that didn’t help either - KitchenAid claimed the MarketPlace vendor was not an authorized KitchenAid reseller and refused to honor the warranty even though I had purchased a brand-new product and it went bad before the warranty year was up.
Your odds of having something go wrong in the first year are not in your favor - not only did I have this problem with my mixer, but before this issue arose for me I had purchased a second one for my sister-in-law, and hers too arrived with a factory defect. She reported her problem 2 weeks ago and although in her case KitchenAid promised to send her a replacement immediately, she has still not received it.
I will be pursuing legal action on the fact that KitchenAid is refusing to honor their warranty on my mixer. So beware - I have had poor results with product quality on two different KitchenAid mixer purchases within a few months’ time. Although I understand that sometimes things can go wrong, I expect manufacturers to honor their warranties when problems arise, and KitchenAid does not.
A mixer is designed to let you plug many signals into it, modify those signals, and mix them together into one or more signals, which can be sent to a PA or recorder. One common way in which mixers are described is by the number of buses. A buss is a signal path and lets you group a number of channels and control them with one fader. You can take 3 of your inputs, mix them together then route those 3 signals into one buss. You may take the rest of your inputs and route them to another buss. That is why you see mixers described as 4 buss, 8 buss, etc.
Here is an example, let's say you did the sound check, and you got the drums sounding great. Now the band comes out for the set, the place is packed, and you need to turn up the drums. But, you have 8 drum mics, all on different channels. Is it possible to turn up all 8 faders by the exact same amount and keep your great mix? Most likely not, but you small stand mixer can route all 8 of those channels into one buss. Now when you turn up the volume for that buss, you are turning up all of the drums!
Most mixers have all the separate channels on the left side, and the master section on the right. Whether it is a 4 channel mixer or a 32 channel mixer, the controls for each channel are the same. You have the input jack, then a preamp, then some auxiliary sends, then your EQ, then the balance, and finally the volume control. The signal travels down this line, and then is sent to the master section. This get repeated for each and every channel. The master output then goes to your power amps.
Your signal travels through all of these switches and knobs. Each one adds a small amount of noise to the signal. Why is a Mackie mixer better than a Behringer? Less noise. If the manufacturer uses quality components, you get much less noise than if cheap components are used. This make a huge difference and you get what you pay for.The quality of the mic preamps are also important. Did the manufacturer use a $100 preamp, or a made-in-China $1 preamp? There are reasons why better mixers cost more money.
Some mixers have built-in effects. These make it easy to use, but the effects are usually not as good as a stand-alone effects processor. You wouldn't use these effects for recording, but they are probably good enough for live sound.The last thing to consider right now is the number of Aux sends. You will need one PRE fader send for each monitor mix that you want to have. You also will need one POST fader send for each external effects unit that you want to use.
So which mixer is best? Consider the preamp quality, the number of buses (which give you many routing options), the number of channels, the number of auxiliary sends (pre and post), and effects.
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Alright heres what I need to do, Playing guitar and singing in a band. I run my guitar to an amp, however I have no experience in Micing any vocals. I have ordered Peavey6 Mixer (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Peavey-PV6-Mixer?sku=631366) and Shure58 Mic (with stand). small stand mixer I know nothing about pre-amps or anything that I'll need. I obviously need to be heard over the drums (which will not be miced) and in the future, I'd like to be heard in small or medium sized gig area (no larger than 150 people). So what else do I need, just a pre-amp and some speakers? Do I even need a pre-amp? Do I have to run the Mic to the mixer than a pre-amp then a speaker, how does the process work? I'd like to spend less than $300.Also my friend has some large (about 4 feet tall) speakers from his home entertainment system, would it be possible to use these to save cash?Thank-you
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This mixer will change the way that you bake! I absolutely love it. It whips up a cake in no time at all. It takes just a few minutes to cream 3 sticks of butter and 3 cups for sugar. This mixer is definitely a time-saver! I love my mixer!
This may be the “Bottom of the Line” for a Kitchen Aid mixer but the wattage was bumped to 275 and I find it to be more than capable for any job I have for it. It will change the way you cook. My Grandmother has owned and used a similar model for over 30 years, used almost on a daily basis, and it performs as good today as it did when it was new in 1977. Three generations have loved what was lovingly made with her Kitchen Aid. These machines are solid as stone.
I love my KitchenAid stand mixer. Slicing potatoes was a breeze. I wish there was a blender attachment, but I did purchase the slicer and grinder attachments. My only complaint is that it is so heavy, but maybe that is because of the quality of the product.
This attachments are total waste of money. I have had this attachments for two months and still can’t quickly put it together.
Cons are:
1) Many small parts – makes it very hard to figure out which part goes where specially when you are in hurry.
2) Gets clog even for simple ingredients. I am trying to grinding few peanut. Grinder stopped working twice. I had to stop and unclog it.
3) Loss of food in the big white worm. Food does not come out completely. The last bits get stuck in the funnel. Not suitable for small batches.
4) Parts are so tight – hard to separate for cleaning and change of attachment. I am constantly running to my husband to detach the attachments.
Pros: Are there any??
Expensive machine – not worth it. Kitchenaid has good marketing and good product placement. May be they should have good products?
I have had my Kitchenaid mixer for 6 years and use it all the time. Adding these attachments has made it even more useful. I really love the shredding attachment. It is quick, efficient and so much easier to clean than hauling out my whole food processor. Also, since it shreds into a bowl, I don’t have to keep stopping to empty a food processor container and starting again. I shredded 15 pounds of potatoes in minutes, rinsed everything, tossed it in the diswasher and just kept cooking.
i had absolutely no problem with the attachments at all, if you read the directions theres nothing to it. The meat grinder is the best, i wish i would have bought it sooner. I hope this helps.
It was worth the research and the price. It works hard without overheating, has excellent capacity and practical accessories. Cookies were the first test, then bread dough…through it all the motor barely warmed. I have a feeling this is one of those purchases we’ve made that will be handed down to the next generation of cooks or bakers. Well done Cuisinart…and no, I have not been paid for this review
The mixer works great and has a lot of very nice features. The only issue with it is that it is not brushed chrome as listed. The finish is nothing like my brushed chrome toaster, coffee maker, or microwave. It has a silver/grey painted finish. It is not brushed chrome.
I love this mixer. I can knead 3 loaves of bread with ease…it does everything I had hoped for. My only complaint is that I was suppose to receive a free food processor attachment within 30 days of purchasing the mixer. I purchased my Cuisinart mixer in September of 2009 but never received the free attachment.
So far, so good! I adore this mixer. I have made two of the recipes in the cookbook that came with it, and they turned out perfectly. It does an amazing job kneading dough, I have made cinnamon roll dough with it and I do not have to touch it, every last speck of flour is kneaded in and turns out great! The mixer is a little loud, which I expected, and heats up a bit with hard batches but so far I have had no problems at all. Love how it ramps up and love how I can walk away or clean up my kitchen mess while it is going and it just shuts off when it is done! That is so nice! So I would say all in all, it kicks my kitchen Aid in the behind!! I am very pleased with this machine, worth every penny.
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